Epicurus wrote philosophy about pleasure, fear, friendship and how to live without being dominated by anxiety about gods or death. Most of his larger works are lost, so modern editions usually gather surviving letters, maxims and fragments, including the Letter to Menoeceus, the Principal Doctrines and the Vatican Sayings. His idea of pleasure is closely tied to freedom from bodily pain and mental disturbance rather than constant luxury, and friendship has an important place in the good life he describes. The surviving texts are concise and aphoristic, often requiring commentary to reconstruct the wider system. Epicurus is central to Hellenistic philosophy, ancient ethics, atomism and philosophical writing about happiness and tranquillity. Read more Less
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